South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
- South Korea's political chaos escalated after Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration on December 3, which lasted only six hours before being voted down by politicians.
- Yoon Suk Yeol became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested in a criminal investigation on insurrection grounds.
- The Constitutional Court is holding hearings to decide whether to uphold Yoon's impeachment, which could lead to a presidential election within 60 days if upheld.
- Yoon claimed the criminal investigation is illegal and has resisted questioning, while his supporters demand his release and restoration to office.
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“I gave the order to withdraw… The order to move troops was legal” Reporters Kwon Hee-won, Hwang Yoon-gi, Lee Mi-ryeong, and Jeon Jae-hoon = President Yoon Seok-yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court impeachment trial on the 23rd and claimed, “Martial law did not fail, but ended a little sooner than expected.” President Yoon
South Korea’s Yoon defends actions at impeachment hearing over martial law decree - West Hawaii Today
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korean President Denies Ordering Arrest of Lawmakers at Impeachment Hearing
Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared before the Constitutional Court for the first time on Jan. 21, denying allegations that he had ordered military commanders to forcibly remove lawmakers from the National Assembly during his brief declaration of martial law. Yoon arrived at the court in a correctional service vehicle from the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, south of the capital, where he has been detained since last week. …
Upbit, Bithumb to pay largest ever compensation for system failures during martial law
South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit, Bithumb have agreed to compensate users with the largest payout ever following system failures caused by the martial law declaration. Upbit and Bithumb, two South Korean crypto exchanges, have agreed to compensate users for technical…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Su-jin = Former First Vice Director of the National Intelligence Service Hong Jang-won went to the hospital on the 3rd of last month when President Yoon Seok-yeol declared martial law, saying, "Clean up everything."
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